United States armed forces

The United States has dependably been a country of outsiders—never more so than in 1917 when the country entered the First World War. Of the 2.5 million troopers who battled with U.S. military in the trenches of France and Belgium, some a large portion of a million and about one out of each five men were foreigners. In The Long Way Home, David Laskin, creator of the prize-winning history The Children's Blizzard, recounts the stories of twelve of these settler legends. Beginning with their…

I am seeking a nomination to the United States Air Force Academy because I believe it is the best way for me to reach my goal of becoming a leader in our nation’s armed forces. The Academy is a place where I know I will always put my best foot forward. I felt a strong pull towards the academy when I started looking at colleges in 10th grade but attending the summer seminar sealed it in my heart and mind that this is the place where I want to be this fall. I know that, by having the opportunity…

Women be allowed in Combat? Woman should be allowed in combat for many reasons. First of all allowing woman into combat situations would make our military more effective by putting talent into sections that were frowned upon before, it would help our forces become more modernized, putting women into combat situations would not break tradition because women have served in every war since the revolutionary war, and would put ability above gender. Allowing woman into combat…

The armed services consists of four main branches: the army, navy, marine corps, and the coast guard. These are all branches that help protect our country from harm. Unfortunately, these military force groups have the same problem as well as any other work force. You might say that it’s disorganized, or it may be that we have too much or too little in the force. It could be either of those issues at hand, but one of our main issues today is allowing homosexuals to join our military. Many…

suffer from extensive trauma also the community has changed and has to adapt to the challenge. Reintegration is an integral part of the healing process, however attitudes of host communities to perpetrators of armed conflict are often viewed very negatively. Due to civil war and strife, armed conflicts have decimated communities and the local level, and where before cultural mechanisms would be in place to serve and heal returning child survivors are no more. In places and communes such as this…

The Marine Corps has consistently tackled the contentious topic of the expanding role of women in the armed forces. In recent years, some historic upheavals include the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and the removal of gender-restrictions on military occupational specialties. Additional amendments are in the critical implementation and testing phase - unisex uniforms, new physical fitness requirements, and changes in retention dynamics. In order to fully understand this multifaceted issue,…

the Armed Forces progressively since World War II. Deseret Storm was a starting point in realizing that women could be an asset, not a detriment, to demanding military positions. Still, any combat related job within each branch had a rule of no females. That all changed in December 2015 when the United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter stated that all roles in the military were now open to women. This allows women to try out and be a part of the elite positions within the Armed Forces, a…

The history of military robotics dates back to World War II and the Cold War. During those times of spying, weaponry and strategic attacks, these robots were in the form of Germany’s type of robotics and Russian weaponry called “teletanks”. It originated combined with a radio controlled boat intended to use by the military from Nicola Tesla. As the Soviets had created the teletanks, they were modified to be controlled by the radio signals. Weather conditions made it pretty tough to use, but…

last count, there were more or less fifty thousand homeless veterans in the United States today. A minor subsection of veterans, as a whole, is females. In general, the women of the military have a tendency to slide under the radar for much of their careers, and especially when it comes to things going awry, or circumstances that may make their situations much more difficult than they need to be. Women in the armed forces are subject to just as many dangers as their male counterparts, if not…

The ideal employer for me is the United States Air Force. I am not saying that currently they are the ideal employer, but if given my choice this is where I would spend my entire working life. I think the Air Force and other military branches are doing more than many companies to work towards a diversified workforce. This is partially because we are funded by tax dollars and this leads the military towards being somewhat of a social experiment run by the government. The military is getting…